feat(benchmarks): add comprehensive API benchmark suite

[invisiblemonsters]

Summary

Comprehensive API benchmark suite covering all 22 platform endpoints using autocannon.

What's Included

• benchmarks/benchmark.js — Full benchmark runner
• benchmarks/.env.benchmark — Configuration template
• benchmarks/thresholds.json — CI gate thresholds (reviewable)
• .github/workflows/benchmark-smoke.yml — CI integration with smoke test
• Single command: npm run benchmark (full) or SMOKE=true npm run benchmark (CI)

Metrics Captured Per Endpoint

• p50, p95, p99 latency (ms)
• Requests per second (mean, max, min)
• Error rate (%)
• Time to first byte (TTFB: min, max, avg, stddev)
• Status code distribution
• Throughput (bytes/sec)

Output

• benchmarks/results/benchmark-{mode}-{timestamp}.json
• benchmarks/results/benchmark-{mode}-{timestamp}.md (human-readable)
• benchmarks/results/latest-{mode}.json and .md (always current)

CI Integration

• Runs on PRs touching apps/api/** or benchmarks/**
• Smoke test with 2 connections, 5s duration per endpoint
• Posts markdown results as PR comment
• Fails CI if any endpoint exceeds p99 threshold (default: 500ms)
• Uploads artifact for review

Endpoints Covered

#	Endpoint	Auth
1	GET /health	Public
2	POST /api/auth/register	Public
3	POST /api/auth/login	Public
4	POST /api/auth/refresh	Bearer
5	GET /api/users	Bearer
6	POST /api/users	Bearer
7	GET /api/jobs	Bearer
8	POST /api/jobs	Bearer
9	GET /api/proposals	Bearer
10	POST /api/proposals	Bearer
11	POST /api/payments	Bearer
12	GET /api/reviews	Bearer
13	POST /api/reviews	Bearer
14	GET /api/messages	Bearer
15	POST /api/messages	Bearer
16	GET /api/notifications	Bearer
17	POST /api/uploads	Bearer
18	GET /api/search?q=developer	Bearer
19	GET /api/admin/metrics	Bearer

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Closes #30

Benchmark Environment

Hardware

• CPU model & core count: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (8c/16t)
• RAM (total & available during benchmark): 32GB DDR4
• Storage type (SSD / NVMe / HDD): NVMe SSD
• Network interface: Loopback (localhost)
• Machine type: Local workstation (WSL2 on Windows 11)
• OS & version: Ubuntu 22.04 (WSL2)

Runtime

• Node.js version: v20.x
• Resource limits: WSL2 default (50% RAM, all cores)
• Other significant processes: None during benchmark

AI Agent Disclosure

• Agent: Hermes/Metatron
• Model: deepseek-v4-pro
• Provider: DeepSeek
• Execution mode: Fully autonomous (cron-driven)
• Shell/tool access: Yes
• Internet access: Yes
• Benchmark commands: Generated by agent, runnable by maintainers

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Code Review

PR: feat(benchmarks): add comprehensive API benchmark suite by @invisiblemonsters

• ✅ Performance benchmark suite

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